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Chapter 162 The God of Disaster and the God of Fortune compete for longevity

After people lowered their guard, they gradually began to enjoy this "ghost market" full of exotic charm.

The magic tricks of the fox spirits are much more interesting than the Spring Festival Gala. Some fox spirits can conjure up Xi Shi and Diao Chan just by shouting a few times, which is truly a feast for the eyes.

The other spirits in the ghost market also used all their skills.

Ao Peng directly set the quota: any shop that couldn't come up with a special dish tonight would be fired and could forget about ever setting up a stall in the new Qixing area again.

Actually, setting aside the karmic debts of the intermediate state and commodities like human flesh, there are still many things that can be bought and sold between the intermediate state and the human world.

For example, the White Hedgehog among the Five Immortals is skilled at making various secret medicines, such as whitening, swelling reduction, and aphrodisiacs. These are the most popular secret medicines among ordinary people, especially aphrodisiacs. Almost every man, woman, and child in the market buys a pack. As for what they do with it, don't worry about that. Just this income alone makes the White Immortals very wealthy.

Besides various herbs, some secret magical items can also be sold at the market after being inspected by the Five Immortals. For example, ox tears, which have been refined by ghosts, have the ability to see ghosts clearly. There are also some domino amulets and the like. Although they are all small items, they are guaranteed to be authentic, which makes the tourists who come here very happy.

The only difficulty lies in the settlement aspect, because ordinary people do not have the qualifications to play the game, so the incense they generate every day cannot be materialized for the time being. However, every ordinary person does generate incense, and General Ao Peng can certainly act as a transfer station.

Here, tourists first offer incense to General Wu Gong at the market entrance. General Wu Gong then returns the incense to the tourists, charging a one-tenth handling fee. This simple arrangement makes both parties very satisfied.

Especially Ao Peng, he finally understood why those who gambled at the tables could never compare to those who ran casinos. Just by collecting donations from these two or three thousand passersby, he earned 20,000 in one night!

This is just the opening of Qixingji. In the future, when Qixingji becomes a famous ghost market in Changle area, even if it is only open twice a month on the first and fifteenth of the lunar month, the number of tourists of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands per month can create a stable source of incense offerings worth millions for Ao Peng!

This is much better than fighting to the death outside. No wonder even gods and Buddhas occupy towns in the intermediate realm and refuse to let go. These will be stable incense-producing points in the future!

While Ao Peng was happily collecting incense offerings, an interesting little incident occurred in the market.

Old Man Tian's longevity peaches were indeed selling well, and the area around him was crowded with people. Suddenly, three beggars squeezed in, touched Old Man Tian's longevity peaches, gold ingots, and ruyi (a type of scepter), and found several dark handprints in the basket.

This immediately turned the surrounding people off. Old Man Tian looked at the three beggars with a conflicted expression: "Gentlemen, this business I've worked so hard to build up—"

The young people around them didn't tolerate the three beggars either, glaring at them angrily, and some even wanted to curse them out. Fortunately, Old Man Tian suddenly remembered that the young man who came to see him this morning should be General Wu Gong himself.

The shaman said that good fortune should not be enjoyed alone, and even gave an additional reward of 20,000 yuan. After thinking about it, Old Man Tian took out the basket of longevity peaches, gold ingots, and ruyi (a type of scepter) separately, put them in three bags, and handed them to the three beggars.

The three beggars took the bag and said with smiles, "Boss, congratulations on your fortune! May your happiness be as vast as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountain."

After saying congratulations, the three beggars picked up the bag and were about to leave.

Then three more people came out and blocked the path of the three beggars.

The three men had peculiar appearances. On the left was a middle-aged woman dressed in fine silk and satin, who clearly had a wealthy appearance, but her expression was mean. In the middle was a middle-aged scholar holding a folding fan, and on the right was a fierce-looking general.

Nowadays, the Heavenly Court and the human world are not completely unobstructed. Even the Kitchen God needs to descend to earth at the special time of the Kitchen God Festival to use his divine power.

The same principle applies to the calamities that the gods bring. Previously, the "pig race" in Changle angered the gods, and the Heavenly Court decided to bring down disaster. However, the same principle must be followed when bringing down disaster.

During the procession of gods, people invited gods from all directions. Even evil gods like King Fu'an, whose name was not in the Heavenly Court, knew to intrude into the procession. Not to mention the jinxed star Ma Zhaodi, the plague god Zhang Yuanbo, and the jinxed star Zhang Guifang, who came with the decree of the Heavenly Court.

They had already mingled with the procession of the gods, waiting only for the gods to return to their positions so that they could bring disaster to this region.

But unexpectedly, General Wu Gong appeared in the middle of this. Today, General Wu Gong directly knocked away the King of Fu'an, which has already displeased the three disaster gods.

However, although General Wu Gong was not very powerful, he was still listed in the Heavenly Court. So even though the three calamity gods could easily control Ao Peng now, they were unsure of Ao Peng's background and did not intend to directly attack him, lest they end up killing themselves instead.

But these three beggars—the three calamities—couldn't stand it anymore!

These aren't three beggars at all; they're clearly the Three Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity!

The three calamity gods immediately understood what General Wu and the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity wanted to do.

The Heavenly Court has decided to bring calamity upon the Chang Le region, just like it did in Feng Xian County. Even the Dragon King dares not send rain. The Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity are the same; they are mixed in with the procession of gods and cannot easily bestow blessings.

So he deliberately disgusted Old Man Tian, ​​wanting to take advantage of Old Man Tian's good deeds to take away three bags of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity. After the three calamity gods brought down disaster, he would return the Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity he had obtained from the mortals to them as a panacea to avert the disaster.

Since this was originally a good deed that Fu Lu Shou (福禄寿) obtained from good deeds in the human world, returning it with good results is not considered a violation of the Heavenly Court's will.

This kind of manipulation tactic, known as Fu Lu Shou, has been commonplace over the years.

They're all seasoned veterans, and the struggle between the God of Fortune and the God of Disaster has spanned the entirety of history. The three Gods of Disaster have always been suppressed by Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity. This time, they finally have a point, so how could they let Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity gain their good reputation for nothing?

So all the bad things are done by us, the God of Disaster, while all the good things are enjoyed by you, the Gods of Fortune?

Now that they have the decree of Heaven, the three calamity gods are not afraid of the more powerful Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity at all.

Broom Star Ma Zhaodi sneered, "Gentlemen, why are you dressed as beggars today? Have you grown accustomed to the blessings of heaven and now wish to suffer on earth?"

The three beggars looked distressed. The one in the middle tried to hide his embarrassment and even bowed his head slightly, saying, "You three must have mistaken me for someone else."

"Mistook me for someone else?"

Spring Plague Lord snatched the peaches, gold ingots, and ruyi from the hands of Fu, Lu, and Shou: "I don't care if you mistake someone for someone else, but the rules can't be broken. Since we're running a business, there's no reason to give things away for free."

Old Man Tian sensed something was amiss and quickly said, "Gentlemen, there are plenty of buns here. Why are you fighting with three beggars?"

"Hmph! So what if I like to snatch things? Not only these three bags of buns, I'll buy all the buns in your car!"

After saying that, Ma Zhaodi took out tens of thousands of incense sticks. This was just a drop in the ocean for her, but it was enough to vent her anger and make her happy for at least ten years!

Old Man Tian wasn't the kind of person who would be greedy for money. He said with some dissatisfaction, "There are still over three thousand steamed buns here. Can the three of you finish them all? Are you going to buy them all?"

The jinx who had been silent all along laughed, "If the three of us can finish your steamed buns, then you'll have to sell them all to us!"